Article: Allstate Financial Feeds 12,000 Chicagoans for Thanksgiving.

Nearly 35,000 pounds of turkey prepared especially for Chicago residents in need

NORTHBROOK, Ill. -- Allstate Financial is providing Chicagoans with enough food to feed the entire population of Williamsburg, Virginia1 for Thanksgiving through a $50,000 donation to the Greater Chicago Food Depository. To put it into perspective, the following is a break-down of the purchasing power of $50,000:

What does $50,000 buy?

* One Mercedes Benz R Class 2007

* One Hermes 30 cm Birken Crocodile & Diamond Handbag

* One year of tuition for undergraduate students at George Washington University

* 10 kilograms of Beluga Caviar

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